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Return from the Stars (Polish: Powrót z gwiazd) is a science fiction novel by Polish author Stanisław Lem. Written in 1961, it is the story of a cosmonaut returning to his homeworld, Earth, after more than a century in Earth time, but just 10 years for him, finding it a completely different place, with many developments he dislikes. [1]
- Stanislaw Lem
- 1961
3.94. 5,878 ratings361 reviews. An astronaut returns to Earth after a ten-year mission and finds a society that he barely recognizes. Stanislaw Lem's Return from the Stars recounts the experiences of Hal Bregg, an astronaut who returns from an exploratory mission that lasted ten years--although because of time dilation, 127 years have passed on ...
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Feb 18, 2020 · Return from the Stars (Mit Press) Paperback – February 18, 2020. by Stanislaw Lem (Author), Simon Ings (Foreword) 4.0 144 ratings. See all formats and editions. An astronaut returns to Earth after a ten-year mission and finds a society that he barely recognizes.
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Stanisław Lem’s Return from the Stars recounts the experiences of Hal Bregg, an astronaut who returns from an exploratory mission that lasted ten years—although because of time dilation, 127 years have passed on Earth. Bregg finds a society that he hardly recognizes, in which danger has been eradicated.
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Jan 1, 1982 · Return from the Stars. Paperback – January 1, 1982. by Stanislaw Lem (Author) 3.6 74 ratings. See all formats and editions. Hal Bregg is an astronaut who returns from a space mission in which only 10 biological years have passed for him, while 127 years have elapsed on earth.
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He is faced with a choice: leave Earth again and hope to return to a different society in several hundred years, or stay on Earth and learn to be content. With Return from the Stars, Lem...
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"Return from the Stars" tells the story of an Astronaut returning to Earth after a long flight. Because of Einstein's time paradox one and a half centuries have passed on Earth. The Astronaut tries to understand and accept the unfamiliar Earthly civilization that gave up risk for the sake of safety and prosperity.
